Knife cabinet



P. V. LARSEN Aug. 19

KNIFE CABINET Filed lMarch 23.. 1923 l -Illlllllllllllll mummnm Patented i9,

KNFE CABINET.

Application filed March 23k, 1923. Serial No. 627,154.

To all 'whom t /niafg/ come@ "n: lle it known that i. J`l .'ii'-;n citizen ot' 'the Unite/.l States, resid g tflioux Falls, in the county" ot' lvlinnehaha and .ltate o South Dakota. liaveinvented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Knife Cabinets, ot which the yfollowing is a specication. o

This invention relates to certa-in new. and useful improvements in knilie cabinets. and pertains more especially to cabinet ttor use by hoteliers in packing houses.

The primary object of the invention iste provide a cabinet ot this type which can be easilyv and conveniently carried iioved by the user :troni one place to anothery and wli-.ich has provision ttor housing the cutting knives in complete safety.

it still `t'urther object ot the invention is to provide a cabinet ot this type which embodies means t'or storing a quantity ot V. Leners., Aa

`sawdust and also a whetstone 'for use in sharpening the knives. K

another object ot the invention is to provide a cabinet which is ot compact construction and one wherein all ofthe parts are readily accessible.

The invention also aims to provide novel means for holding the knife carriers in open position to allow off easy and convenient removal and insertion of the knives.

rlhe invention has still further and other objects which will be later set forth and manifested in the course of the following description.

ln the drawingsry Figure l, is a front elevation ot the invention; Y

Figure 2., is a side elevation, the parts being shown in open position, and y Figure 3., is a detail view in 'liront elevation ot one ot' the knife carriers.

ln proceeding in accordance with the present invention. a cabinet l is provided with a drawer 9. at its base. which latter is at the center of the width of the cabinet so as to leave lree space in the base or". the cabinet interior on each sidev ot the drawer. The drawer is used to carry or house whetstone W for use in sharpening ot the knives. The portion of the cabinet above the drawer is provided with a saw dust receiving` bin 3 hinged at its lower end at 4t to a crossrail the latter being engaged by the top of the drawer. n at the center of the width o't the cabinet The bin 3 is alsolocated and has a knob 6 at its upper end" and is heldin closed position by a latch 7.

A knife carrier or rack is mounted on each sidey ot the bin each carrier including atront S hinged at 9 at its `lower end to the cross-rail' 5, while its'upper end is equipped with a knobl) and is held closed by a latch y10. For the purpose ot holding .the ,knife carriers in the position shown i5 and vertical ystops i6 secured to the rear.

The blocks are pro ends of the blocks. vided 'with slots 17 extending through their top and `bottom ledges and parallelto the opposite side faces ott the blocks'y to receive they knives l, the bladesA of the latter eX-k tending below the block' bottoms.' while the hilts of the knives engage the inclined edges l5 of the blocks.

A handle 18 is connected to the top ot the cabinet while the bottom is equipped with spaced strip-like feet 19 to llrmly support the cabinet.

The cross-strip 2O at the cabinet top carries the several latches and functions as a stop to engage a projection at the upper end of the back of the bin so as to hold thebin when open in `the position shown in Figure. U

2 of the drawings.

The slots 17 may be formed by sawcuts which extend from the rear ends oic the blocks and toward, but spaced from. the front ends or sides of the blocks, the open rear ends ot the slots being then closed by the stops 16.

`What is claimed is l. In a butchers cabinet7 a vertically disposed body having an opening in its iront., a knife carrier hinged at its lower end to the body and movable to close said opening, means to holdr the carrier when in open position atan incline to the front of the body and member secured to the carrier and projecting reaivvvardlv ot' the inner face thereof' and having a slot to receive a knii'e therethrough so as to hold the knife spaced from the inner face lof the carrier and having a part formed to engage the inner end of the knife hilt to thereby restrict inward movement of the knife in the slot.

2. In a butchers cabinet, a body, a central sawdust bin hinged at its lower end to the body, means to restrict outward movement of the bin so as to hold the latter at an incline when in open position, a knife carrier on each side of the bin hinged at their lower ends to the body, and means to hold the knife carriers at an incline when in open position including members connected to the knife carriers and having depending offset lower ends formed to have -their e free lower edges abut the carrier hinges.

3. In a butchers cabinet, a body, a knife carrier hinged to the body, and means to.

-a knife-receiving slot extending through its top and bottom edges, and a stop at the rear edge of the block extending beyond the adjacent part 'of the inclined top.

5. In a butchers cabinet, a body, a knife lto the carrier and formed witha slot extending through its top and bottom edges to receive the blade of a. knife therethrough and having its top edge disposed at an incline and formed to engage the hilt of the knife to restrict movement of the knife blade in the slot, and a stop ycarried by the member and extending outwardly beyond the inner end of the said inclined edge of said member.

7. In a butchers cabinet, a body, a member hinged to the body, knife-holding means carried-by the member, and means to hold the member at an incline when in open position including an element secured to the member and having a depending offset portion formed to engage a. stationary point on the cabinet below the point of hinging of the member.

8. I n a butchers cabinet, a body, a knife carrier hinged to the body, and a slotted knife receiving block connected to the car-V rier and having an inclined hilt engaging upper edge to restrict inward movement of the knives into the slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PETER V. LARSEN. 

